Laboratory of Genetics

Projects

Projects per year 1989 2009 2015 2018 2020 2021 2025

• 1 Curtailed
• 46 Active
• 70 Finished

Projects per year

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• Active

  Close-up! A close-up of unresponsive guard cells of plants grown at high humidity

  Bosman, E., Keurentjes, J., Verdonk, J. & van den Heuvel, J.

  1/03/23 → …

  Project: PhD

• Microbial ecology of fish ponds

  Phiri, M., Schoustra, S. & Zwaan, B.

  7/11/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Fungi in boreal peatlands and polar regions

  Grum-Grzhimaylo, O., Aanen, D., Zwaan, B. & Debets, F.

  1/09/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Deciphering methylation dynamics during floral primordia differentiation

  Gao, Y., Keurentjes, J. & van den Heuvel, J.

  1/09/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Characterization of Hirschfeldia incana genes contributing to the high photosynthetic light use efficiency at high irradiance.

  Bengoa Luoni, S., Aarts, M., Harbinson, J. & de Ridder, D.

  1/08/22 → 1/08/25

  Project: PostDoc

• Microbial ecology and evolution of traditional fish fermentation

  Farhana, J., Schoustra, S., Zwaan, B. & van Mastrigt, O.

  1/03/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Spatially explicit modelling of soil microbial communities in intercropping systems

  van Schijndel, L., Aanen, D., van Heijster, P., Doekes, H. & Siero, E.

  1/02/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • intercropping 100%
  • soil 46%
  • microbiome 35%
  • microbial communities 35%
  • phytobiome 27%

• Trichogramma populations in organic German cabbage fields – a genetic, ecological, and behavioural overview

  Chattington, S., Zwaan, B., Fatouros, N. & Pannebakker, B.

  13/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Effect of coevolution between bacterial host and ESBL-plasmid on the spread of beta-lactam resistance.

  Cui, C. & de Visser, A.

  1/12/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Role of symbionts in the efficiency of entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) in the biocontrol of greenhouse aphids

  Suleiman-Alkadour, Z., Zwaan, B., Debets, F., Messelink, G. & Pannebakker, B.

  1/10/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Phenotype 4 profit

  Groenenberg, L., Aarts, M., Bai, Y. & van der Lee, T.

  1/10/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • disease susceptibility 100%
  • phenotype 87%
  • signs and symptoms (plants) 70%
  • research facilities 61%
  • disease detection 59%

• LettuceKnow Project (Line 2.2: Resilience to abiotic stresses)

  Pauls, A., Aarts, M., Behrouzi, P. & van der Ent, A.

  1/09/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • lettuce 100%
  • abiotic stress 88%
  • phenomics 75%
  • genotyping 48%
  • breeding programs 41%

• CAPITALISE

  Rayaprolu, L., Harbinson, J. & Aarts, M.

  17/07/21 → 1/12/24

  Project: PostDoc

• Natural selection on butterfly sex scents by egg parasitoids and implications for biological control

  Greenberg, L., Schranz, E., Zwaan, B., Fatouros, N. & Pannebakker, B.

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Evolutionary prerequisites for safe and effective use of gene drives in invasive pest management.

  Faber, N., Zwaan, B., Pannebakker, B. & van den Heuvel, J.

  15/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• The Essence of non-photochemical quenching in higher plant photosynthesis

  Logie, L., Aarts, M. & Harbinson, J.

  1/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Coldspot, hotspot or heatwave? The environmental spread, selection, and persistence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Kortenbosch, H., Zwaan, B., Schoustra, S. & Snelders, E.

  1/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Molecular analysis of strain distribution of the invasive Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) population in Ethiopia and East Africa Region.

  Demie, A., Zwaan, B., Pannebakker, B., Simon, S. & van den Heuvel, J.

  1/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Spodoptera frugiperda 100%
  • Ethiopia 70%
  • Eastern Africa 55%
  • plant pests 19%
  • genetic background 16%

• Upgrading traditional processing of mahewu for improved mycotoxin safety and nutrition profile.

  Kudita, S., Smid, E., Linnemann, A. & Schoustra, S.

  15/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• The connected effects of diversity and evolution on microbial community function in Mabisi

  Leale, A., Smid, E., Zwaan, B. & Schoustra, S.

  1/08/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • microbial communities 100%
  • Zambia 87%
  • species diversity 81%
  • ecosystems 78%
  • ecology 51%

• Microbial ecology and functionality in microbial ecosystems.

  Alekseeva, A. & Schoustra, S.

  9/03/20 → 9/03/24

  Project: PostDoc

• Linking species diversity to microbial ecosystem functionality.

  Alekseeva, A.

  9/03/20 → 8/03/24

  Project: PostDoc

• The role of mabisi in the diets of Zambian female adults.

  Chirwa-Moonga, T., Zwaan, B., Schoustra, S. & Talsma, E.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Up-scaling the traditional processing of Akpan for conquering urban consumers.

  Sanya, C., Smid, E., Linnemann, A. & Schoustra, S.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • traditional technology 100%
  • fermentation 75%
  • corn 66%
  • street foods 60%
  • added sugars 51%

• Upscaling of Mabisi processing.

  Sikombe, T., Smid, E., Linnemann, A. & Schoustra, S.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Exploration and exploitation of microbial functionality in mabisi fermentation

  Nehanda, S., Zwaan, B. & Schoustra, S.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Comparing electron transport and light-use efficiency of photosystems I and II in Hirschfeldia incana and Brassica nigra

  Caracciolo, L., van Amerongen, H., Harbinson, J. & Aarts, M.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Hirschfeldia incana 100%
  • Brassica nigra 78%
  • photosystem I 62%
  • photosystem II 53%
  • electron transfer 52%

• The role of soil and root microbiomes in the production of Munkoyo: a cereal-based fermented beverage.

  Kalumbilo, M., Smid, E., de Deyn, G. & Schoustra, S.

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Hedging your bets: How fungi may adapt crossover positioning to favour specific environmental adaptation

  Tulloch Lapresa, A., de Visser, A., Wijnker, E. & van den Heuvel, J.

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Impact on gut microbiota of traditional Mabisi in Zambian children.

  Nyati, M., Zwaan, B., Schoustra, S. & Talsma, E.

  1/10/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• In vivo and in vitro analyses of the chicken caecal microbiome and its modulation to combat AMR.

  Cardenas Rey, I., de Visser, A., Brouwer, M. & Veldman, K.

  1/08/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• Resolving the extreme photosynthetic efficiency at high light of grey mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)

  Garassino, F., Aarts, M., Harbinson, J. & Smit, S.

  1/03/19 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Hirschfeldia incana 100%
  • photosynthesis 71%
  • Brassicaceae 25%
  • solar radiation 13%
  • tomography 10%

• Population dynamics of fungal populations infecting maize: potential of competitive exclusion of toxin producing fungi.

  Katati, B., Zwaan, B. & Schoustra, S.

  12/09/18 → …

  Project: PhD

  • maize 100%
  • fungus 76%
  • biological control 65%
  • niche partitioning 33%
  • contamination 24%

• Effects of abiotic factors and habitat complexity on population structures, abundances and behaviour of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae and its parasitoids in different olive orchards in Greece.

  Bogka, G., Zwaan, B., Fatouros, N. & Pannebakker, B.

  1/09/18 → …

  Project: PhD

• Unravelling the evolutionary significance of the tripartite genome of Cucumber mosaic virus.

  Johnson, M. L., de Visser, A., van Oers, M. & van der Vlugt, R.

  13/08/18 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Genome 100%
  • Cucumovirus 88%
  • Plant Viruses 74%
  • Viruses 54%
  • Infections 31%

• The role of defensive symbiosis in parasitoid biocontrol success.

  Donner, H., Dicke, M., Zwaan, B., Pannebakker, B. & Verhulst, E.

  1/08/18 → …

  Project: PhD

• Symbionts to the rescue? – The presence and effects of protective endosymbionts in biologically controlled greenhouse aphids.

  Beekman, M., Dicke, M., Zwaan, B., Pannebakker, B. & Verhulst, E.

  1/08/18 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genetic analysis of heavy metal tolerance and accumulation of Noccaea caerulescens

  Yamjabok, J., Aarts, M. & van den Heuvel, J.

  5/02/18 → …

  Project: PhD

• Allorecognition in Basidiomycetes.

  Auxier, B., Aanen, D., Zwaan, B., Debets, F. & Snelders, E.

  1/01/18 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Basidiomycota 100%
  • fungi 58%
  • Ascomycota 50%

• Biology of mycotoxins in traditionally fermented mahewu i n Zimbabwe: the interaction between processing practices and the evolutionary genetics.

  Kwiri, R., Schoustra, S., Zwaan, B., Zwietering, M., Kwiri, R., Schoustra, S., Zwaan, B., Zwietering, M. & Schoustra, S.

  1/01/17 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genetic architecture of Arabidopsis-stress interactions.

  Arouisse, B., Dicke, M., Keurentjes, J., Kruijer, W., van Eeuwijk, F., Arouisse, B., Dicke, M., Keurentjes, J., van Eeuwijk, F. & Kruijer, W.

  1/01/17 → …

  Project: PhD

• Exploiting copy number variation for rapid improvements of abiotic stress tolerance in crops

  Boesten, R., Aarts, M. & Zwaan, B.

  1/09/16 → …

  Project: PhD

• The evolutionary consequences for Termitomyces fungi of long-term clonal cultivation by termites.

  Spelt-Wisselink, M., Aanen, D., Zwaan, B., Spelt-Wisselink, M., Zwaan, B. & Aanen, D.

  1/09/15 → …

  Project: PhD

• Dissecting the genetic architecture behind complex trait variation by reverse breeding and reverse progeny mapping, illustrated by case studies in Arabidopsis

  Botet Vaca, R., Keurentjes, J., van Eeuwijk, F., Boer, M. & Wijnker, E.

  1/04/14 → …

  Project: PhD

• Constructing the genetic regulatory network controlling mineral nutrient use efficiency in Arabidopsis

  Neris Moreira, C., Koornneef, M. & Aarts, M.

  1/02/09 → …

  Project: PhD

• Functional genomics of Arabidopsis

  Shirokov, P. & de Jong, H.

  1/02/04 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Arabidopsis 100%
  • Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences 93%
  • gene silencing 83%
  • Gene Silencing 81%
  • Arabidopsis thaliana 60%
• Finished

  CAPITALISE

  Rayaprolu, L., Harbinson, J. & Aarts, M.

  19/07/21 → 19/07/22

  Project: PostDoc

• The evolution of female mating systems: tracing the origins and tracking the consequences

  Boulton, R., Zwaan, B., Pannebakker, B., Verhulst, E. & Simon, S.

  1/01/21 → 1/01/23

  Project: PostDoc

• One Health, Disease ecology, Animal ecology, Modelling of complex systems, Analysis of big data.

  Selaković, S., Kammenga, J. & Schoustra, S.

  15/10/19 → 15/03/22

  Project: PostDoc

• Towards improved crop photosynthesis efficiency: elucidation and validation of genes underlying arabidopsis photosynthesis QTLs

  Nguyen, P. & Aarts, M.

  1/01/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: PostDoc